CMBTC Releases 2026–27 Recommended Barley Varieties List

November 24, 2025 (Winnipeg, MB) — The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) released its 2026–27 Recommended Barley Varieties List today to support growers as they plan for the 2026 season. The Recommended Barley Varieties List shows where growers and end-users are aligning as the market evolves. AAC Synergy remains the leading variety, accounting for 35 per […]

CROP PROGRESS REPORT – September 17, 2025

This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. After getting off to a slower start than normal, barley harvest has largely caught up to the long-term average in most of western Canada, although is still behind the pace of the last […]

CROP PROGRESS REPORT – June 26, 2025

This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. Much of western Canada received critical moisture over the past week and while not everywhere got the amounts they were hoping for (and in some pockets perhaps too much rain fell), the precipitation […]